James Aubrey Adair (January 25, 1907 – December 9, 1982) was an American baseball infielder, manager and coach.

He batted and threw right-handed, and stood 5'10½" (179 cm) tall and weighed 155 pounds (70 kg).

He then returned to the minors to forge a successful career as a second baseman for the Louisville Colonels of the Class AA American Association from 1932 to 1936, batting over .300 three times.

In 1940, Adair became a manager for the first time as the playing skipper of the Longview Texans of the Class C East Texas League.

After World War II, Adair worked in the farm systems of the St. Louis Browns and Philadelphia Athletics; he managed in the Double-A Texas League with the San Antonio Missions and Dallas Eagles in the late 1940s.